Comments on: So You Want My Job: Police Officer

By: RSmith

RSmith — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:58:26 +0000

Hey Eric, ease up a bit bro. I say bro because I’m a cop too. You kind of opened up with both barrels on Annabel. She wasn’t running cops down. You owe her an appology. Now as to that tool that called you a douche, you and I both know how hard the Job is. There’s no way a computer coward can ever hope to attain the intestinal fortitude to muster up the cajones to spew that to a cop face to face. So he hides like the coward he is. Much like the trash we deal with daily. One can only hope while the punk is out partying and running his mouth that he gets out of hand. The locals respond and tough guy has enough liquid courage to run his mouth to much and gets arrested….and the tough guy crys like the little girl he is because he has to share a drunk tank with a wife beater..another tough guy like him. Stay frosty and be safe out there, Bro.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:42:45 +0000

Thanks for the Interview, it has given me more insight into my soon to be career choice. thank you

By: Ed U.

Ed U. — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:21:45 +0000

Thank you, young copper, for a clear, concise, honest, view or our job. I am 60yrs. old and was retired medically years ago as a result of fighting with a gangbanger on PCP. During my career I worked Patrol, a Career Criminal Apprehension Team (which you described very accurately), Range Master (where I trained a department of 300 and 10 police academies in the proper use of all types of firearms), and SWAT (at the age of 55 I was the oldest member). I didn’t go into police work until I was 40 years of age and did so for the same reasons you did. My Dad and Uncle were both Cops so I grew up with the desire to be one. There is an amazing amount of satisfaction in knowing you can handle any situation humanity can send your way. You are in my prayers and I am proud of you. You, with your well written responses, give insight to your unimpeachable integrity and willingness to serve for the greater good of humanity. May the Lord bless you with protection and wisdom to make those quick decisions that no one but those of us in,(or now retired from), police work will ever understand.

By: Ignatius

Ignatius — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:44:02 +0000

I appreciate you the Guy in the Interview Police Officer. I am ashamed of all the people who literally rely on you to fight the criminals, to keep the anarchy at bay, but can’t bring themselves to just love you like a brother. A simple thanks is all I can offer. It’s not enough, but it is very heartfelt.

By: Eric The Douche

Eric The Douche — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:52 +0000

@the guy who called me a douche

It would appear that you are the one with a chip on his shoulder with anger and insults in his words – it’s not my place to judge or speculate on why you are so bitter towards the laws our society has chosen to live by and the police officers selected to uphold them – I’ll let the readers do that. You made it quite clear that even a glimpse of reality is very upsetting to you and I’m sorry for that. The world is a harsh reality and I can’t change reality, I can only do my best to insulate and protect you from it.

@ the interviewed officer – Given the context of the story, I wouldn’t say that letting those we protect know the harsh realities of our line of work – rather than a sugar coated version of it – is misguided. Even outside of the context of “Art of Manliness” and the challenge posed by the the question, “So, you want my job?” If we do our jobs /too/ well those we protect will not be prepared for what they will face.

I’ve had many good experiences in my well over a decade’s time in the Job – if I hadn’t, I would not continue to do it year after year and I couldn’t think of anything I’d rather do more. Even with it’s harsh side and the hatred we are shown by those whose very lives we would give our own to save – it is still a gratifying duty. Good luck with your career, stay safe out there brother.

Sincerely,

Officer Douche/Pig/Jerk/Doughnut Sniffer/@$$Y073/Cogsugger/Dolt/sh!tbag/motherf’er…/ad nauseum/